... st year 2016 i went to the doctor and he said i had to get an MRI done before he could do anything to help me so i did. He said i had plantar fibroma in my right bigtoe so we decided on surgery to take the shredded tissue out. ... (3 replies)

... the other night just as I turned over in bed as I was dropping off to sleep I felt a TREMENDOUS snap like an huge rubber band had snapped inside the side of the toe where the tendon had been used for the surgery. I have to believe the tendon tore and I'm wondering if anyone else has had such a thing occur? ... (7 replies)

... knowing full well that there was not as much cartilage left as it appeared from the xrays and that I wouldn't get long term relief from the procedure. So had a couple of cortizone shots when the pain got too bad. But then reality set in. ... (2 replies)

... He took X-rays and said nothing broken, but on top of all the deep bruising I have severe arthritis in it. He said it will probably take longer to heal! He also suggested I come back and get a walking boot if it doesn't start feeling better in a week or so. I can't take anti-inflammatories because of my reflux. That would have helped a lot, but this pain is better than the... (12 replies)

... Hi, any input would be very helpful. I had right foot bigtoe fusion 6 months ago, I was religious about no weight bearing for 6 weeks, went back with xrays and I left the office walking, it was all good. ... (3 replies)

... There are different kinds of osteotomies so be sure to get more specific information about which one and why. I had a cheilectomy with osteotomy on the left bigtoe. The osteotomy was to remove the bump on the top of the toe that impeded the movement of the toe. So, that was needed. ... (5 replies)

... There is no pain in the toe anymore. The only exception is when I flex the toe. One mildly concerning thing is that the toe becomes numb when I sleep. It feels similar to the feeling you get when you cut off circulation to a part of your body. Hopefully this will stop soon. ... (6 replies)

... My dilemma seems to be the reverse of what I have read on the posts. In Jan 2012 I had a fusion of the great toe and second toe. The joints had been destroyed by a very large neuroma which had been removed 10 months earlier. ... (16 replies)

... Well just got back from my gp and he admits something isnt right with it, and even bruising can be seen now, he suspects that there is a small break near my bigtoe joint, but he says not all small breaks can be seen on xray, so has told me to rest it as much as possible and keep taking pain killers for a couple more weeks, if it doesnt improve then he will refer me then, he... (7 replies)

... rays, but they showed nothing new, which means my problem is not with the bone. I have blisters on top of my toe at the base of the nail bed and near the joint. She was afraid there was pus in my joint, so she aspirated the joint to draw out fluid. ... (4 replies)

... Hi Uma,
Sorry for the delay in replying, I was away on holiday! Hope all is going well for you.
In response to your question, I took eight weeks off work (I am a schoolteacher of young children). I also then had two weeks of school holidays before I needed to return to work, ten weeks after my fusion. I tried to follow the doctor's orders as much as possible in respect... (12 replies)

... The man he brought in to take over the procedures he no longer does is named Kirchner. I really liked him! What impressed me was that he didn't look at the xrays before he saw me. He came in and wanted to know the whole history of my left foot and where it stands for me and what was going on with the right one. ... (13 replies)